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1. Re: Your first name

   

   Reply by mbcdefg · August 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New Jersey

   I didn't like my name growing up because I thought it was too old-fashioned, but now I like it a lot better because I think it's got a bit of charm, and it's unique without being ridiculous or made-up-sounding. I also like being the only person who usually has this name, versus the dozens of Nicoles, Jessicas, Amandas,…

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   Reply by VanessaB24 · August 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New Jersey

   I didn't like my name as a child. Also back then no one seemed to have the name Vanessa. I didn't like saying my name... I just felt like the odd one in class...but now i don't mind it. Now i feel too many people have my name and i don't like it lol. Originally my name was spelled Vanesa with one S i added the other S in…

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   Reply by rlb81 · August 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New Jersey

   I've always loved my name. Growing up, I was the only Stephanie until 6th grade, and then there was one other until I graduated high school. My father's name was Stephen so I like that I was named after him. However I spell my name the most common way, and I hate when I tell my name to someone and they ask how it's…

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   Reply by mrs.spunky1508 · August 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New Jersey

   I was ok with my first name as a kid, even into college. As an adult, I think it is childish. It's a nickname for a very common name, Catherine/Katherine/Kathleen/Cathleen. However, if I said I were to change it, or didn't like it, it would upset my mother, as I was named after her mother. I go by a nickname (same nickname…